Manage your manure application
As public scrutiny of water quality increases in Ohio, it is clear that producers must manage manure applications to minimize environmental impact.
The mark-up and whipping process
No one, on either side of the farm bill debate, can explain why Chairman Mike Conaway is offering a partisan bill loaded with short-term policy choices.
Earth Day reminders
In honor of Earth Day, Scott Shalaway has compiled a few thoughts from some of the great minds of our time for the rest of us to ponder.
Youth seasons are building future hunters
If opportunities to develop an interest in hunting aren't offered to our youngsters, the long-range future of hunting will be threatened.
Tragic fate of many horses in World War I
World War I took a toll the on horses. Barbed wire, rapid-fire machine guns and more accurate and deadly explosive artillery were difficult to contend with.
A barn cat with stand-out status
Barn cat Betty White is pretty sure Judith Sutherland couldn't run the farm without her.
How to stock your pond for fishing
Learn more about what fish species to stock your pond with and how to maintain the population thereafter.
How to reduce grass tetany in grazing cattle
As the number of daylight hours increase, temperatures warm and pastures grow, farm managers should take steps to prevent hypomagnesemia or "grass tetany."
Rifts already in bipartisan farm bill
Only the most optimistic think the 2018 farm bill will be done before the current farm bill expires Sept. 30. Editor Susan Crowell shares why.
Managing weeds to improve alfalfa yield and quality
If weeds become a problem, they can compete or interfere for light, nutrients, water and space, directly influencing yield, quality and standability.
